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Changes in functional conditions lead to alterations in the form and structure of glandular epithelium. A particularly clear example of this is seen in the dynamics of thyroid epithelium.
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Krstić, R.V. (1985). Glandular Epithelia. Kinetics of Thyroid Epithelium. Continuation of Plate 45. In: General Histology of the Mammal. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70420-8_46
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